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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 10/02/2019
Apartment Fire in The Mid West Area
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
October 1, 2019 at 8:17 a.m.
WHERE:
1624 S. Gessner, 77063
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
More than $240 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$7 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find a fire in the kitchen of an apartment unit and extinguished it was a water can. They checked for extension and conducted a primary search. The home owner had been cooking and returned to find the pot on fire. The fire extended to the nearby microwave and cabinets. There was no sign of extension and crews ventilated the unit. Firefighters from Stations 28, 83, 69, 57 and the Village Fire Department responded to this incident. 

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